Saw true desperation / poverty / evil tonight

zombie boy 2000

PThug... I made it about a quarter of the way through and had to stop reading. I'd say "pure evil" is pretty accurate...

hearingimpared

Got to the bottom of the first page and had to stop. Gruesome thoughts and mind images. Evil in the worst degree.

MSALLA

Are you f'en kidding me!!! I don't care how poor or what kind of poverty stricken area you live in. There is know plausable (pardon my spelling) excuse for any of this crap. It's primal instinct to protect your young. To use her to beg is one thing, to break her legs is beyond desperate. They had it right the first time, EVIL. As far as that **** in africa, I can't even think of words to describe what I'm feeling. I should never have read that article.
Thank god I live in America.

George Grand

A couple sad stories from todays news:

A young mans mom had to pull the plug on his life support today. He was 23 years old. He was shot in the spine some three years ago when he wouldn't give up his Allen Iverson basketball jersey. This crippled him. Last week his defibbilator malfunctioned during the night, depriving him of oxygen, and leaving him in a vegetative state. He had already forgiven his attacker, and had told his mom he never wanted to be left on life support machines if it ever came to that. She granted him his wish last night, and today his organs were donated. Yes, I cried through the entire broadcast.

In a totally unrelated story from the same city on the same day (yesterday), a 37 year old woman was shot and killed in her apartment as she sat in her wheelchair. No idea what they shot her for, and no suspects at this time.

I'll leave it to somebody else to divulge the location of these crimes against humanity.

MSALLA

George Grand wrote:

A couple sad stories from todays news:

A young mans mom had to pull the plug on his life support today. He was 23 years old. He was shot in the spine some three years ago when he wouldn't give up his Allen Iverson basketball jersey. This crippled him. Last week his defibbilator malfunctioned during the night, depriving him of oxygen, and leaving him in a vegetative state. He had already forgiven his attacker, and had told his mom he never wanted to be left on life support machines if it ever came to that. She granted him his wish last night, and today his organs were donated. Yes, I cried through the entire broadcast.

In a totally unrelated story from the same city on the same day (yesterday), a 37 year old woman was shot and killed in her apartment as she sat in her wheelchair. No idea what they shot her for, and no suspects at this time.

I'll leave it to somebody else to divulge the location of these crimes against humanity.

Ya, I saw this too. This is sad and the city's murder rate is still rising. This was a very touching broadcast on this mornings news. But, there are bad people in every city (not just here). The fact this kid was shot over a jersey is just crazy. I don't know if I would be able to forgive the person if it had been me.

George Grand

Did you get the impression from the images that the family was not at all well-to-do? I don't know where that young man ever summoned the strength to forgive his attacker from. He must have had a very good upbringing, despite the financial situation. In pretty stark contrast to the story from Turkey I thought.

MSALLA

Really shows that money dosen't make the person. I'm glad the man had peace in his heart when it was his time to pass. Still, a real waste for someone to do this over something so trivial. I remember years ago when kids were shooting each other over sneakers.
When you see a kid like the one today, you have to ask yourself,whats different. Here is a kid from not so "well to do" circumstances and another kid probably in the same boat and shooting him for a shirt.

mrbigbluelight

The Congo War is pretty complicated. One reason is the struggle for control of mineral resources, especially coltran.
Coltran is a key element in cell phones, computer chips, and Sony Playstations.


What courage those doctors have in treating and dealing with the victums that suffer from fistula. To have to peer into the depths of hell everyday is beyond comprehension.

ohskigod

those in those militias cant even be called human.

polkthug called it, its evil in its purest form.

hearingimpared

Mazeroth wrote:

That's not good enough.

What is good enough? and why do you feel that way?

George Grand wrote:

Agreed.

Same questions to you George . . .

hearingimpared

George Grand wrote:

Did you get the impression from the images that the family was not at all well-to-do? I don't know where that young man ever summoned the strength to forgive his attacker from. He must have had a very good upbringing, despite the financial situation. In pretty stark contrast to the story from Turkey I thought.

I wonder if this brave young man's forgiveness changed the attacker at all? I think that poor kid who did the forgiving just did it because of his apparent great upbringing and had no alteriour motive, but one can only hope that that selfless act would soften the heart of the attacker to the point of doing a 180 in thinking and living, even if it is in prison.

MSALLA

hearingimpared wrote:

I wonder if this brave young man's forgiveness changed the attacker at all? I think that poor kid who did the forgiving just did it because of his apparent great upbringing and had no alteriour motive, but one can only hope that that selfless act would soften the heart of the attacker to the point of doing a 180 in thinking and living, even if it is in prison.

I'll say this. He was a better person than me. I think I would go to my grave with hate in my heart and revenge on my mind. I hope I would be above that way of thinking, but I dought it.